expel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject.
were expelling
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past progressiveof expel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Wales were expelling loads of energy and England were inviting them to keep coming.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
The scientists eyed each other with suspicion before it dawned on them: The odor was coming from the clouds of mist that the whales were expelling from their blowholes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
Foreign Minister Ann Lindeannouncement on Tuesday came after Denmark and Italy said they were expelling 15 and 30 Russians, respectively.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
The hippos' noses are usually wet, but vets at Antwerp Zoo decided to test the pair after they noticed they were "expelling snot".
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2021
Through the very clouds which were expelling the rain, gathered from the warm Atlantic trade-winds, he guided the machine.
From Around the World in Ten Days by Chelsea Curtis Fraser
